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Saturday, January 10, 2015

SPOTLIGHT ON AUTHOR ~ ANGI MORGAN ~ & Giveaway!!!

Hi Angi! First, I would like to say it was a pleasure
meeting you at RT in NOLA and even more a pleasure to share a few meals with
you at RT San Antonio. For those of my followers who don’t know you, can you
please tell us a bit about yourself?

It was terrific to
meet you this year, too. Thanks for having me today.

So… the short version?
I grew up on romance and can’t think of a better job. Of course, my husband
says he probably would have me committed if I didn’t write. (The voices talk
pretty loudly.) I love to travel (which I am now). I love spontaneous road
trips, can’t keep anything green alive except cactus, am an Amazing Race junkie,
and absolutely love taking my frustration out on the characters in my books.
It’s awesome therapy. If someone is rude to me, I mentally stick their dead
body into my story. LOL

So looking forward to your new Texas Watchmen Series… Can you tell us a bit about the series?

I wrote a West Texas
story two years ago (Protecting Their Child). The characters were very intense
and it was received well by readers. I loved the area which is perfect for my
type of story. I continued the same theme of gunrunners and drug traffickers
into Mexico. My three heroes might be standard fare for Harlequin Intrigue (The
Sheriff, The Cattleman, The Ranger), but I tried to make their lives complicated
and a little different--a family secret, PTSD, and a “daddy crush.” Of course,
they each meet their match with a smart, complex heroine.

Actually, I love these
couples. They were a lot of fun to write and I hope I did them justice.

You write so quickly and so eloquently. How do you do it?

You’re too kind. It
actually feels like I’m pulling teeth (without Novocain) when I write. I feel
like I write slowly especially compared to others. But I guess four books a
year isn’t shabby. >>grin<< I try to keep the pace of my story fast
so *I* won’t get bored while editing.
LOL How do I do it? My husband is a frequent flier so that leaves
lots of time for the pups--and my characters. Having my daughter out of the
house has made a big difference, too. In fact, I sold during her freshman year
in college.

What do you do in your downtime? If you have downtime?

When I’m not traveling, we foster Labradors (and own
two). People ask how we fall in love with a dog and then give it to someone
else, especially when they’re puppies (which we had four of this past November
for six weeks). I’ll admit that it’s hard, but when you see the looks on the new
families’ faces…it’s such a joy to know we’ve helped them find a companion to
make life-long memories with.

One of my vices is puzzling.
Jigsaw puzzles that is. I usually work one with each book. I’m a linear writer
and if I get stuck, there’s something about a puzzle that frees up my
subconscious. My BFF (debut author Jan Schliesman) gave me a 2,000 piece giant
puzzle too big for a table. We had to set up a piece of plywood so we could put
it together. The whole family got involved…and I received another complicated
puzzle for Christmas as a reward.

Where can your fans meet you in 2015?

If you’re in Texas,
I’ll be signing at the Barnes & Noble at Creek Village in Plano on February
7th. Then on Feb 28th I’ll be at the Houston Author Bash with 100 other authors.
I’ll be at the Romantic Times Convention here in Dallas in May. I’m sure I’m
signing, but readers can find me walking around the RWA conference in NYC in
July.

“He’s dead?”
She was obviously panicked, more upset than she’d been earlier after the Suit had
backhanded her jaw. “The man who stumbled out of the desert is dead? Did he die
in the crash? Did I kill him?”

“Gotta run, Dad. Get a deputy there to pick you up.
You shouldn’t be driving.” He slid the cell into his pocket and faced her. “I’m
sorry you had to hear like that. How he died wasn’t clear when I viewed the
body, so I don’t have the answer to your question.”

“I need another shirt. Now.”

He witnessed her realization she still wore the man’s
blood. Her chest began rising and falling more rapidly and she was about to
completely lose it. Good or bad? He didn’t know. They didn’t get too many cases
like this bizarre situation in Jeff Davis County.

One second he was sticking his head out the door
calling for clean scrubs and the next he saw Andrea tug the back of her shirt
over her head.

“What are you doing?”

She threw the shirt across the room. “I think that’s
self-explanatory. What? You’ve never seen a woman in a bra before?”

“Here.” He shifted the pillow from the bed to block
the view of her breasts.

“I’m not claiming harassment, if you’re worried–”

“This is a small town and people will talk no matter
what you claim.”

“Someone’s trying to kill me. I have no idea why. And
you’re worried about seeing me in my bra.” She stared at him, hugging the
pillow to her stomach.

She wanted a logical explanation. There wasn’t one.
“They’re covering their bases.”

“But I don’t know anything,” she whispered.

“They don’t know that.”

The door swung open and Ginny held a pair of pink
scrubs. She handed them to him without a word and turned to leave.

“Wait.” He stopped the nurse after the disapproving
look she shot his way. “I’ll leave and you help Miss Allen get cleaned up and
changed. Bag all her clothes, will ya?”

“Sure, Pete.” Ginny smiled, raising an eyebrow to
match the questions in her voice.

He stepped outside and pulled the door shut behind
him, leaning against the wall and refusing to beat his head against the
drywall. He was attracted to Andrea Allen in a major way and needed to set it
aside until this mess was cleared up.

It didn’t matter that her belly had been faintly
stained with blood. He’d barely been able to think like a sheriff while
admiring her other…assets. His red-hot American boy shouted at him to take
notice.

The woman he’d been watching closely was completely in
shape, sleek muscles in spite of being a scholar. That is, they still needed to
verify her identity. They hadn’t found any ID at the scene. Nothing on the
viewing platform the way she claimed. And if he hadn’t seen the dead man
himself, they’d be questioning her story about that, too.

Maybe that’s what she’d intended? Get him distracted
so she could slip out of the hospital. Andrea Allen might just be a legitimate
name she acquired so she could pretend to be someone from the university.

She was either the most carefree, speak-her-mind woman
he’d ever met or the best con artist he’d ever witnessed. Being a looker
helped. Spirited. Easily embarrassed on one hand and then contradicting it by
stripping her shirt without blinking an eye. Dark brown hair, skin that hadn’t
seen sun in a while and at least five necklaces, varying in length, drawing his
stare to a pair of perfectly shaped breasts.

I’d love to give one reader a copy of THE CATTLEMAN for being with us
today. Just leave a comment and a way to reach you and Kim can choose a reader.
(U.S.--autographed copy; International--digital) So what do you do in your “spare”
time?

In my spare time I like to read, I also do jigsaw world through FB, it's so much easier than having to put a puzzle somewhere. I also did lots of puzzles with my family when I was young. Not to date myself, but we only had 13 channels and there wasn't much on. Your books sound very interesting, I like characters who aren't always perfect.

Nice to have another reader who puzzles and remembers 13 channels. (Yes, I'm dating myself too.) I've tried the on-line puzzles, but there's something about handling the pieces that I need. Same as reading with my eReader. I like it when I'm on vacation, but when I need to sleep...I need the feel of paper between my fingers. Thanks for stopping by Terry.

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